Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Detect (-ed, -ing, detection, -s)
detect (-ed, -ing, detection, -s), v. [L. dētegere, uncover.] (webplay: amber, any, away, discover, earth, himself, light, man, other, out, person, plot, secret, them, thing, word).
- Find; encounter; discover.
- Know; possess; discern.
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